Twitch Chat Blizzard Changes Will Require a Battle.net Login
It’s a move that looks to tackle the seemingly ever-present offensive speech that litters popular streams, with homophobic, racist, or sexist language running rampant at times. The thought behind the move is that if viewers have to sign-in using their personal Battle.net login, then there will be some degree of accountability for the language they use. We have no idea just how Blizzard or Twitch will be able to police this properly; there are no details on what action will be taken for those who do continue to use offensive language, though a ban or a similar action is most likely.
At the moment, the mandatory sign-in feature will be limited to the Overwatch League Contenders streams, which start today and run until January 12, 2019. There’s no word on whether we’ll see Twitch rollout a similar feature for the whole site, though Blizzard has said it’s a move it hopes leads to “a more positive viewing experience.”
The problems posed against the feature are best voiced by Dotesports reporter Nicole Carpenter, who says that while accountability is a great move, “there’s also increased surveillance without addressing twitch chat’s core issues + positive community building.” And this is the issue when it comes to moderating what people say. Bans are great but only offer a short-term solution and rarely do little to tackle the larger problem at hand.
Whether or not it’s the job of companies like Twitch and Blizzard to find long-term solutions to a long-standing social issue is a pretty difficult question to answer. And while the moderation feature may prove to be ineffectual in the long-term, it’s at least something that makes watching a game being played online a little easier.
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Source: https://www.gamerevolution.com/news/476383-twitch-chat-blizzard-changes-will-require-a-battle-net-login
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MazePosted:
This is a pretty good way to make people stop with trash talking and what not. I guess people can still make a new account and do it that way if they really, really want
RyanPosted:
not a bad idea honestly, some of the spam you see in stream chats lately is ridiculous...
S7Posted:
Well it sure is one step towards keeping people accountable for what they say. I am 100% for this honestly.
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